General Motors Corp.: Vehicle Speed Control › Springs
General Motors Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 24, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 87,039. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FMVSS NO. 124, "ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS." AT LOW TEMPERATURES, EXCESSIVE FRICTION CAN OCCUR IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
The risk
CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE OF THE TROTTLE RETURN SPRING, IF THERE IS EXCESSIVE FRICTION IN THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, THE ENGINE SPEED MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Buick Roadmaster | 50 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 Cadillac Fleetwood | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 Chevrolet Caprice | 88 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 Buick Roadmaster | 85 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 1994 Cadillac Fleetwood | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 1994 Chevrolet Caprice | 146 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 95V082000.
Full record for the 1995 Buick Roadmaster → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →